Share Email Opening Title Legal Advocate  Position Legal Advocate - Baltimore   Location Upper Marlboro Courthouse   Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time   Shift Days   Description Why work at House of Ruth Maryland? At House of Ruth Maryland, you have the ability to expand your knowledge, promote change, and work alongside career oriented individuals while unleashing your own potential. We foster an environment of mutual respect, curiosity, and endless opportunities. So what are you waiting for?? Come join us and become a part of something special!   Position Summary: The Legal Advocate provides first contact to victims of intimate partner violence seeking legal services, including protective orders, peace orders, and divorce and custody representation. The Legal Advocate provides legal information, referrals, and advocacy to clients. The Legal Advocate conducts an intake with each client, obtaining demographic information, a description of recent and prior abuse incidents, and details about the relief requested in the client’s legal case, conducts a lethality assessment and creates a safety plan with each client. The Legal Advocate provides referrals to social services, housing and shelter assistance, mental health care services, and other crisis intervention services. The Legal Advocate participates in the identification of systemic obstacles for victims of intimate partner violence, and assists in formulating a plan and strategies for the removal of those obstacles. Primary Responsibilities: Conduct intakes and provide legal information, referrals, and advocacy services to victims of intimate partner violence. Conduct a lethality assessment and help every client create an individualized safety plan. Assist victims of intimate partner violence to complete petitions for protective and peace orders, modifications, extensions, divorce and custody complaints and answers, and other legal documents. Explain how to file for a protective/peace order and how to file criminal charges. Provide back-up to paralegals and secretaries. Experience/Requirements: Bachelor’s degree, law degree, or equivalent advocacy experience. Demonstrated knowledge, skills and ability to assist and advocate on behalf of victims of intimate partner violence in various environments.  Ability to understand intimate partner violence and how it affects the client population.   EOE Statement House of Ruth Maryland upholds the mission of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment and will not be excluded because of color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, or age.   This position is currently not accepting applications. To search for an open position, please go to http://HouseOfRuth.appone.com WE ALSO RECOMMEND Other Jobs Within Same Category Staff Attorney - Family Law in Baltimore, MD Posted on: 5/21/2025 [Apply Now] Other Jobs Within 60 Miles Grants Lead in Baltimore, MD Posted on: 6/24/2025 [Apply Now] Staff Attorney - Family Law in Baltimore, MD Posted on: 5/21/2025 [Apply Now] Therapist I in Baltimore, MD Posted on: 6/23/2025 [Apply Now] Managing Therapist - Prince George and Montgomery County in Rockville , Maryland Posted on: 4/15/2025 [Apply Now] Group Facilitator in Baltimore, MD Posted on: 5/15/2025 [Apply Now] Follow us

 

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